United States Eighth Circuit

In a First Amendment retaliation claim, in the absence of a constitutional violation, no actionable conspiracy claim exists, and in light of a verdict for defendant, any argument concerning whether the district court erred in dismissing plaintiff's conspiracy claim is moot.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/25/2002
• Published 11/25/2002

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas M. White, argued, Omaha, NE (Timothy G. Himes, Sr., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David R. Buntain, argued, Lincoln, NE (John C. Wiltse, on the brief), for appellee.